Fin supports
17 May
Now as I continue work on this papier mache airship, I need to add spacers for the back of the fins to attach them to the propeller hub and join them behind the propeller. Because of the multiple angles, I need to cut pieces and glue them to match the contours of the fins and the propeller hub. I would have preferred to use something light weight, but I felt I needed something with a lot of strength in all vectors, so I elected to use scrap repurposed wood.
Cut wooden fin support pieces
Once put together, the wooden pieces take on the shape and angles needed to support the fins.
Glued together wooden fin support
Now I add recycled fiberboard to the ends and add paint rivets…which looks like this…
Fiberboard on the ends, with painted rivets
Next, we paint the pieces with the brass paint.
Painted supports in place holding the fins
This thing just keeps getting better and better! What detailing would you add to make this zeppelin more realistic?